aleks sierz
Bio
Aleks is author of In-Yer-Face Theatre and Rewriting the Nation, co-editor of theatreVOICE website, and works as a journalist, broadcaster and theatre critic at large.
Articles By Aleks Sierz
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theartsdesk Q&A: actor Polly Walker on 'Bridgerton...
Polly Walker's character in Netflix's sumptuous new ...
It's a Sin, Channel 4 review - poignant, funny, vibrant...
Finally, it seems, the time is right for a major British TV drama about how the AIDS crisis hit the early 1980s London...
Reissue CDs Weekly: Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Destin...
"Three plus versions of the same album. It’s ridiculous, but I’m glad.” The first paragraph of Richard Hell’s text in the booklet accompanying...
Persian Lessons review - confusing Holocaust drama
This is an odd film, made even odder by a caption near the beginning, which claims it is "inspired by true events" but doesn’t elaborate. Produced...
Album: Bicep - Isles
Bicep's second album fufills the promise of the first, released in 2017 to wide acclaim. Andrew Ferguson and Matthew McBriar, friends since...
Quo Vadis, Aida review - a Bosnian woman confronts genocide
Jasmila Žbanić’s latest film, once again about the people...
Back, Channel 4 review - return of sibling-rivalry comedy wi...
It has taken three years for the second series of Back to reach our screens (a combination of the creator being busy, a star being unwell...
Call My Agent!, Series 4, Netflix review - the final bow for...
Sad to report, this fourth series of Call My Agent! (...
Album: Wardruna - Kvitravn
Norway’s Wardruna have proved to be an unlikely international musical success, both within Scandinavia and further afield, since releasing their...